Is Tesco Red onion chutney ultra-processed?

295g Onion chutneys Sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Sugar

12 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed plant-based spreads

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Red Onion 33%, Water, Sugar (processing marker), Malt Vinegar (Barley), Muscovado Sugar (processing marker), Cornflour, Molasses (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Garlic, Black Pepper, including cereals containing gluten

As written on the pack

Red Onion (33%), Water, Sugar, Malt Vinegar (Barley), Muscovado Sugar, Cornflour, Molasses, Salt, Garlic, Black Pepper. Allergy Advice For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. Suitable for vegans

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 15 onion chutneys

From least to most processed, this one ranks 3rd. 53% of the onion chutneys here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 15 onion chutneys, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057753032470, last edited 31 May 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.